Northern California

Raintree Fruits To Grow In Northern California

Most Raintree varieties can be grown to perfection in many parts of Northern California. Among the many Raintree plants that generally thrive in zones G, H, I, J, K and L are most Apples, European and Asian Pears, Quinces, Asian and European Plums, Pluots, Persimmons, (We can now send our Asian Persimmons to California) Figs, Pomegranates, Hardy Citrus, Almonds, Walnuts, Chestnuts, most berries and many unusuals including Alpine and Musk Strawberries, Tea Plant and Fragrant Spring tree, Paw Paws, Jasmine Vines, Passifloras, Sweet Olive, Caroline and Anne Raspberry . Also try the new evergreen blueberries Sunshine Blue, Reveille and Misty and new cultivars like Sharpblue and Emerald.

ZONE I: (Favored protected coastal microclimates). Zone I has it all-relative high minimum temperatures (mid-20s) and summers which are warm, but not
too hot. Try Sweet Olive, Musk Strawberries, Passifloras. Heat-loving deciduous trees such as Nectarines, Peaches, Persimmons, Figs and Pluots also thrive. Early blooming trees, like Almonds and Apricots
thrive. (When growing deciduous trees in the most temperate parts of this zone
such as the immediate San Francisco Bay, make certain to plant low chill varieties. See low chill chart in the catalog or on the web.